To everyone who's here and suffering with depression, either personally or living with someone with depression. Please feel free to pm me if you need to talk. I've known both sides of the coin and while I may not give the best advice, I will happily just listen and give feedback based on what...
Its often the "strong ones" who suffer more, we sit and pretend/deny that we have it and just get overlooked when we need the support most. Its only recently that someone has broken down my walls and really allowed me to talk without feeling ashamed or embarrassed about it
"Normal" is overrated, besides any of that, I think 90% of people with any form of intelligence talk to themselves at one time or another. They're just too afraid or too embarrassed to admit it. I often find that I make slightly more sense than some people I could talk to. After all, who knows...
It's looking like talking to oneself is a common trait with some of us. I often do it, especially to berate myself for doing or saying something stupid. It's not the only time, I also talk to myself when trying to work out a problem. I'm a very solitary person, I rarely socialise outside of...
I'm not sure on the practicality of it, or how it could be monitored/moderated. But there are a few people here who may benefit from a kind of group therapy room. I've found it easier to open up and talk about my depression here online than I ever have in front of a therapist or in front of...
I hope in time that you can learn to believe that you're not worthless. I've realized that I'm not totally worthless, and if I can, you can at some point too
I've tried to push Angel away earlier. Not because I don't love her, or think she doesn't love me. It's taken what I hope is only almost losing her, for me to realize that her reaction was because I'm not worthless, not to her anyway. That has helped me love part of myself again, and hopefully...